Apparatus and methods for lifting bed mattresses and/or tucking in bed covers

ABSTRACT

The invention discloses differing embodiments of apparatus, and methods for their use, which are designed to aide in lifting bed mattresses and tucking in bed covers. In some embodiments, kits are disclosed which include wedge apparatus for lifting bed mattresses, and tuck apparatus for tucking in bed covers. In other embodiments, wedge apparatus for lifting portions of bed mattresses are disclosed. In still other embodiments, tuck apparatus for tucking in bed covers are provided. Additional embodiments disclose methods for using the kits, wedge apparatus, and tuck apparatus.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and is a divisional of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 11/464,719 filed Aug. 15, 2006, which is herebyincorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The process of making a bed, including lifting a bed mattress and/ortucking in bed covers between the bed mattress and box spring mattress,or other support structure, can be physically taxing. Most often, bedsare made manually without the aide of bed-making apparatus. Many of theknown bed-making apparatus and methods of use experience one or moreproblems. Some representative problems with these bed-making apparatusand methods may include: requiring strenuous bed-making activitypotentially resulting in fatigue and injury, requiring excessive time tomake the bed, leading to poor quality made-beds, and/or other types ofproblems.

Bed-making apparatus and methods for their use are needed which maysolve one or more problems in one or more of the existing bed-makingmethods and apparatus.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In one aspect of the invention, a kit is provided for tucking at least aportion of one bed cover under a mattress of a bed. The kit includes awedge apparatus which comprises a wedge member for lifting a portion ofthe mattress of the bed. The wedge member includes a bottom surface anda sloped surface which form an acute angle. A first handle member isconnected to the wedge member. The kit further includes a tuckapparatus. The tuck apparatus comprises a tuck member for tucking theportion of the bed cover under the mattress of the bed. At least onetucking surface is at one end of the tuck member. A second handle memberis connected to the tuck member. At least one of the first and secondhandle members is oriented in non-parallel relationship with respect tothe bottom surface of the wedge member and the tuck member respectively.

In another aspect of the invention, a method is provided of tucking aportion of a bed cover under a mattress of a bed. In one step, a slopedsurface of a wedge apparatus is slid under the mattress of the bed inorder to lift at least a portion of the mattress. In another step, atucking surface of a tuck apparatus is pressed against a surface of thebed cover. In yet another step, the tucking surface is slid under themattress in order to tuck the portion of the bed cover under themattress.

These and other features, aspects and advantages of the invention willbecome better understood with reference to the following drawings,description and claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a bed-making kit underthe invention;

FIG. 2 is a partial, perspective view showing the step of positioningthe wedge apparatus of FIG. 1 with respect to a bed mattress under onemethod embodiment for making a bed under the invention;

FIG. 3 is a partial, perspective view showing the step of sliding thewedge apparatus of FIG. 2 under the bed mattress under one methodembodiment for making a bed under the invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial, perspective view showing the step of positioning atuck apparatus with respect to the bed mattress of FIG. 3 under onemethod embodiment for making a bed under the invention;

FIG. 5 is a partial, perspective view showing the step of sliding thetuck apparatus of FIG. 4 under the bed mattress under one methodembodiment for making a bed under the invention; and

FIG. 6 is a partial, perspective view showing the step of sliding thetuck apparatus of FIG. 5 under and along one side of the bed mattressunder one method embodiment for making a bed under the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following detailed description is of the best currently contemplatedmodes of carrying out the invention. The description is not to be takenin a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of illustratingthe general principles of the invention, since the scope of theinvention is best defined by the appended claims.

In one embodiment of the invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a kit 10 isprovided for tucking at least a portion of a bed cover under a bedmattress. For purposes of this application, the word “tucking” or “tuck”is defined as locating and/or positioning a portion of a bed cover undera bed mattress. The kit 10 may include a wedge apparatus 12 and a tuckapparatus 14. The wedge apparatus 12 may be adapted to aide in lifting aportion of a bed mattress in an upwardly direction off a box springmattress in order to make it easier for a person making the bed to tuckin one or more bed covers between the bed mattress and box springmattress. In other embodiments, the wedge apparatus 12 may be adapted tolift a portion of a bed mattress off other types of supportingstructures. The tuck apparatus 14 may be adapted to tuck one or moreportions of one or more bed covers under a bed mattress.

The wedge apparatus 12 of the kit 10 may comprise a wedge member 16having a bottom surface 17, a sloped surface 18, and a first handlemember 20 connected to the wedge member 16. The bottom surface 17 andthe sloped surface 18 may be adjoining, and may form an acute angle 19which facilitates the sloped surface 18 engaging a surface of a bedmattress, and facilitates lifting of the bed mattress. The wedge member16 may be adapted for lifting a portion of a bed mattress. Two holes 22and 24 may define the wedge member 16, and may extend horizontallythrough a cross-section of the wedge member 16. The holes 22 and 24 maybe used to reduce the weight of the wedge apparatus 12, and may becircular or in other configurations, shapes, or quantities. A firstconnecting member 26 may connect the first handle member 20 to the wedgemember 16. In other embodiments, the first handle member 20 may beconnected to the wedge member 16 directly, or through other means. Thefirst connecting member 26 may be substantially rectangular, round,oval, or in other configurations or shapes. For ergonomic reasons, thefirst handle member 20 may be in non-parallel relation with respect tothe first connecting member 26, bottom surface 17, wedge member 16,and/or other portion of wedge apparatus 12. The first handle member 20may be at an angle 28 with respect to the first connecting member 26 insubstantially the range of 30 degrees to 120 degrees. In otherembodiments, angle 28 may be substantially in the range of 60 to 90degrees. A grip member 30 may cover one or more portions of the firsthandle member 20. The grip member 30 may be made of foam, rubber, orother materials.

Sloped surface 18 may be substantially linear, may begin at an end 32 ofthe wedge member 16, and may end at a mattress receiving surface 34. Themattress receiving surface 34 may be oriented in non-parallel relationwith respect to sloped surface 18. The wedge member 16 may include asubstantially planar stabilizing surface 36 having a width 38 wider thana width 40 of the sloped surface 18, and/or other portion of the wedgemember 16. One or more portions 41 of the substantially planarstabilizing surface 36 may be curved. Both the mattress receivingsurface 34 and the substantially planar stabilizing surface 36 may beadapted to be oriented in substantially horizontal planes when thesloped surface 16 is slid under a bed mattress and/or above a box springmattress. The substantially planar stabilizing surface 36 may beoriented in parallel alignment with the mattress receiving surface 34.The first handle member 20 may be oriented in non-parallel alignmentwith both the substantially planar stabilizing surface 36 and themattress receiving surface 34. In other embodiments, the wedge apparatus12 and/or wedge member 16 may include one or more stop members (notshown) which may prevent the wedge member 16 from slipping out of aposition in between a bed mattress and/or a box spring mattress.

When the wedge member 16 is upright, as shown in FIG. 1, so that it isoriented in a substantially vertical plane, the sloped surface 18 of thewedge member 16 may be adapted to be slid in between a bed mattress anda box spring mattress, locating one or more portions of the slopedsurface 18 under the bed mattress and above the box spring mattress. Insuch manner, the bed mattress may be lifted upwardly off the box springmattress due to the bed mattress being forced to slide up the slopedsurface 18 of the wedge member 16. The described movement of the wedgemember 16 may be achieved by a person grasping the first handle member20 to apply a force to the wedge member 16 in order to slide the slopedsurface 18 under a bottom surface of the bed mattress and above a topsurface of the box spring mattress. The substantially planar stabilizingsurface 36 may be slid on top of the box spring mattress forcing the bedmattress to be slid up the sloped surface 18 until the bed mattresscomes to rest on top of the mattress receiving surface 34. In suchmanner, the bed mattress may be stabilized in a raised position on topof the mattress receiving surface 34 due to the use of the wedgeapparatus 12.

The use of the wedge apparatus 12 may reduce the force required to liftthe bed mattress off the box spring mattress. In some embodiments, theforce required to lift the bed mattress off the box spring mattress maybe reduced substantially in the range of 10 to 90 percent. In otherembodiments, the force may be reduced by varying percentages.

The wedge apparatus 12 may be made of plastic or other types ofmaterials. In other embodiments, the wedge apparatus 12 may be ofvarying shapes, sizes, configurations, and orientations, with differingnumbers and types of sloped surfaces 18.

The tuck apparatus 14 of the kit 10 may comprise a tuck member 42 havinga tucking surface 44, and a second handle member 46 connected to thetuck member 42 by a second connecting member 52. The tuck member 42 maybe adapted for tucking a portion of a bed cover under a bed mattress. Inother embodiments, the second handle member 46 may be directly connectedto the tuck member 42, or connected by other means. The second handlemember 46 may be in non-parallel relation with respect to tuck member42, or other portion of tuck apparatus 14. The tuck member 42 maycomprise a substantially planar, triangular surface 48. The tuckingsurface 44 of the tuck member 42 may lie at one end 50 of the tuckmember 42, may be substantially linear, and may be substantiallyperpendicular to the second connecting member 52. A width 54 of thetucking surface 44 may be wider than a width 56 of the second connectingmember 52 in order to allow contact with a greater portion of the bedcover being tucked in. The second connecting member 52 may besubstantially rectangular, round, oval, or in other configurations orshapes. For ergonomic reasons, the second handle member 46 may be at anangle 58 with respect to the second connecting member 52 and/or tuckmember 42 in substantially the range of 30 degrees to 120 degrees. Inother embodiments, angle 58 may be substantially in the range of 60 to90 degrees. A grip member 60 may cover one or more portions of thesecond handle member 46. The grip member 60 may be made of foam, rubber,or other materials.

When the sloped surface 18 of the wedge member 16 of the wedge apparatus12 is located under a bed mattress and the tuck member 42 is oriented ina substantially horizontal plane, the tucking surface 44 of the tuckapparatus 14 is adapted to be pressed against one or more surfaces ofone or more bed covers overhanging the bed mattress. While in thisposition, the tucking surface 44 may be adapted to be slid under asurface of the bed mattress and above a surface of the box springmattress, in order to force a portion of the bed cover in between thebox spring mattress and mattress, thereby tucking in that portion of thebed cover. Movement of the tucking surface 44 in such manner may beachieved by a person grasping the second handle member 46.

The use of the tuck apparatus 14 and/or wedge apparatus 12 may reducethe force required to tuck a portion of the bed cover under the bedmattress into a position in between the mattress and box springmattress. In some embodiments, the force required to tuck the portion ofthe bed cover under the mattress may be reduced substantially in therange of 10 to 90 percent. In other embodiments, the force may bereduced by varying percentages.

The tuck apparatus 14 may be made of plastic or other types ofmaterials. In other embodiments, the tuck apparatus 14 may be of varyingshapes, sizes, configurations, and orientations, with differing numbers,types, and configurations of tucking members 42 and tucking surfaces 44.

In another embodiment, a method is disclosed for tucking at least aportion of at least one bed cover under a mattress of a bed. The methodmay be used to tuck the bed cover in between a bed mattress and a boxspring mattress, or other support structure. In one step of the method,as shown in FIG. 2, the wedge apparatus 12 of FIG. 1 may be positionedadjacent to one or more bed covers 62 overhanging a bed mattress 64 anda box spring mattress 66, or other support structure. In this position,a wedge member 16 of the wedge apparatus 12 may be aligned forengagement with a bottom surface of the bed mattress 64 and a topsurface of the box spring mattress 66. In other embodiments, the wedgeapparatus 12 may be positioned adjacent bed and box spring mattresses 64and 66 without the presence of bed covers 62. The wedge apparatus 12 maybe positioned adjacent a substantially center area 65 of a side portion67 of the bed mattress 64. In other embodiments, the wedge apparatus 12may be positioned at different areas of the bed mattress 64, such as thecorners or other areas of the bed mattress 64. The wedge apparatus 12may comprise any of the wedge apparatus embodiments disclosed withinthis specification.

In another step of the method, as shown in FIG. 3, a sloped surface 18of the wedge apparatus 12 may be slid under the bed mattress 64, andabove the box spring mattress 66 or other support structure, in order tolift at least a portion of the bed mattress 64 upwardly. The slopedsurface 18 of the wedge apparatus 12 may be slid under the substantiallycenter area 65 of the side portion 67 of the bed mattress 64. In otherembodiments, the sloped surface 18 of the wedge apparatus 12 may be slidunder different areas of the bed mattress 64 in order to lift differentportions of the mattress 64 upwardly. For instance, the sloped surface18 of the wedge apparatus 12 may be slid, at separate times, intosubstantially center areas of three different sides of the bed mattress64 in order to aide in tucking in bed covers 62 on three sides of thebed mattress 64. In other embodiments, the sloped surface 18 of thewedge apparatus 12 may be slid into varying areas of any side of the bedmattress 64. The wedge apparatus 12 may be slid by a person grasping andapplying a force to a first handle member 20 of the wedge apparatus 12and sliding the sloped surface 18 under a bottom surface of the mattress64 and above a top surface of the box spring mattress 66 or othersupport structure.

During this step, as shown in FIG. 3, the wedge member 16 of the wedgeapparatus 12 may be oriented upright in a substantially vertical plane,and both a mattress receiving surface 34 and a substantially planarstabilizing surface 36 of the wedge apparatus 12 may be oriented insubstantially horizontal planes. As the sloped surface 18 of the wedgeapparatus 12 is slid under the bed mattress 64, the insertion of thesloped surface 18 may force a portion of one or more bed covers 62overhanging the bed mattress 64 to be tucked between the bed mattress 64and box spring mattress 66 in the area where the sloped surface 18 isinserted. After the sloped surface 18 of the wedge apparatus 12 is slidunder the bed mattress 64, the bed mattress 64 may abut against themattress receiving surface 34 of the wedge apparatus 12, which may beoriented in a substantially horizontal plane 36 to stabilize themattress 64 in its position against the wedge apparatus 12. Similarly,after the sloped surface 18 of the wedge apparatus 12 is slid under thebed mattress 64, the box spring mattress 66 may be abutted against thesubstantially planar stabilizing surface 36 of the wedge apparatus 12,which may be oriented in a substantially horizontal plane to stabilizethe wedge apparatus 12 in its position against the box spring mattress66.

In yet another step of the method, as shown in FIG. 4, after the wedgeapparatus 12 is slid under the bed mattress 64, a tuck member 42 of atuck apparatus 14 may be oriented in a substantially horizontal plane,and a tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may be positionedadjacent and pressed against a surface of one or more of the bed covers62 overhanging the bed mattress 64 and box spring mattress 66, or othersupport structure. The tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 maybe positioned adjacent and pressed against a substantially center area65 of the side portion 67 of the bed mattress 64, just to the side ofthe location of the inserted wedge apparatus 12. In other embodiments,the tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may be positioned in avariety of positions with respect to the bed mattress 64, bed cover 62,and/or wedge apparatus 12. In still other embodiments, the tuckingsurface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may be positioned adjacent andpressed against different surfaces of the bed covers 62 along differentareas of the bed mattress 64 in order to place the tucking surface 44 inposition to tuck different portions of the bed covers 62 under differentareas of the mattress 64. For instance, the tucking surface 44 of thetuck apparatus 14 may be positioned adjacent and pressed against, atseparate times, substantially center areas on three different sides ofthe bed mattress.

Movement of the tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may beaccomplished by a person grasping a second handle member 46 of the tuckapparatus 14. When the tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 ispositioned adjacent and pressed against a surface of one or more of thebed covers 62, the tuck member 42 may be oriented in a substantiallyhorizontal plane. In other embodiments, the tuck member 42 may beoriented in various configurations or orientations. For instance, thetuck member 42 may be oriented in a substantially vertical plane and/orhorizontal plane and the tucking surface 44 may be positioned adjacentand pressed against a portion of bed cover 62 lying in between a bedheadboard (not shown) and the bed mattress 64. It should be noted thatthe tuck apparatus 14 may comprise any of the tuck apparatus embodimentsdisclosed within this specification.

In another step of the method, as shown in FIG. 5, after the wedgeapparatus 12 is slid under the bed mattress 64, the tucking surface 44of the tuck apparatus 14 may be slid, while the tuck member 42 isoriented in a substantially horizontal plane, under the bed mattress 64and above the box spring mattress 66 or other support structure, inorder to tuck a portion of the bed covers 62 in between the bed mattress64 and box spring mattress 66 in the area where the tucking surface 44is inserted. The tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may be slidunder a substantially center area 65 of the side portion 67 of the bedmattress 64, just to either side of the location of the inserted wedgeapparatus 12. In other embodiments, the tucking surface 44 of the tuckapparatus 14 may be slid under varying portions of the bed mattress 64in varying positions relative to the placement of the wedge apparatus12. For instance, the tucking surface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may beslid under, at separate times, substantially center areas on threedifferent sides of the bed mattress in order to tuck in differentportions of the bed covers 62 at different areas of the bed mattress 64.In another embodiment, the tucking surface 44 may be slid in between abed headboard (not shown) and the bed mattress 64 in order to tuck aportion of bed cover 62 in between the bed headboard and bed mattress64. Movement of the tucking surface 44 may be accomplished by a persongrasping the second handle member 46 of the tuck apparatus 14 in orderto move the tucking surface 44 as described.

In still another step of the method, the tucking surface 44 of the tuckapparatus 14 may be slid, while the tuck member 42 is oriented in asubstantially horizontal plane, under and along one side of the bedmattress 64 from its position shown in FIG. 5 to its end position 69under the bed mattress 64 shown in FIG. 6. In such manner the bed covers62 may be tucked in between the bed mattress 64 and box spring mattress66, or other support structure, along the entire length of the bedmattress 64 that the tucking surface 44 is slid. In order to tuck in bedcovers 62 along varying sides of the bed mattress 66, the tuckingsurface 44 of the tuck apparatus 14 may be slid along various sides ofthe bed mattress 66. For instance, the tucking surface 44 of the tuckapparatus 14 may be slid, at different times, from substantially centerareas of three side portions of the mattress to three respective endportions of the mattress 64 in order to tuck in the bed covers 62 alongthree different sides of the mattress 64. In other embodiments, thetucking surface 44 may be slid into and along different areas of varyingsides of the bed mattress 66. For instance, the tucking surface 44 maybe slid in between, and along, a bed headboard (not shown) and the bedmattress 64 in order to tuck bed cover 62 in between the bed headboardand bed mattress 64.

The wedge apparatus 12 and tuck apparatus 14 may be used in conjunctionwith each other to tuck in bed covers 62 around the entire mattress 64.For instance, a portion of the wedge apparatus 12 may be slid under aportion of the mattress 64 on one side of the mattress 64. The tuckapparatus 14 may be pressed against a portion of the bed covers 62 onthat side of the mattress 64. The tuck apparatus 14 may then be slidunder and along that side of the mattress 64 in order to tuck in the bedcovers 62 along that side of the mattress 64. Subsequently, the wedgeapparatus 12 may be removed from that side of the mattress 64 and slidunder a portion of the mattress 64 on a second side of the mattress 64.The tuck apparatus 14 may be pressed against a portion of the bed covers62 on the second side of the mattress 64. The tuck apparatus 14 may thenbe slid under and along the second side of the mattress 64 in order totuck in the bed covers 62 along the second side of the mattress 64. Thisprocess may be repeated to tuck in bed covers 62 along as many sides ofthe bed mattress 64 as desired in order to fully make the bed.

In another embodiment, the invention may comprise the wedge apparatus 12shown in FIG. 1 without the tuck apparatus 14. The wedge apparatus 12may allow a portion of a bed mattress 64 to be lifted off a box springmattress 66, or other support structure. The structure of the wedgeapparatus 12 may comprise any of the wedge apparatus 12 embodimentsdisclosed within this specification.

In still another embodiment, the invention may comprise the tuckapparatus 14 shown in FIG. 1 without the wedge apparatus 12. The tuckapparatus 14 may allow one or more portions of one or more bed covers 62to be tucked in between a bed mattress 64 and box spring mattress 66, orother support structure. The structure of the tuck apparatus 14 maycomprise any of the tuck apparatus embodiments disclosed within thisspecification.

In yet another embodiment, the invention may comprise a method ofsliding the wedge apparatus 12 of FIG. 1 under a bed mattress 64 inorder to lift one or more portions of the mattress in an upwardlydirection off a box spring mattress 66 or other support structure. Themethod may not include use of tuck apparatus 14. The structure of thewedge apparatus 12 may comprise any of the wedge apparatus embodimentsdisclosed within this specification. Similarly, the method of use of thewedge apparatus 12 may comprise any of the methods of use of the wedgeapparatus as described in this specification.

In an additional embodiment, the invention may comprise a method oftucking a portion of at least one bed cover 62 under a bed mattress 64utilizing the tuck apparatus 14 of FIG. 1, without the use of wedgeapparatus 12. The structure of the tuck apparatus 14 may comprise any ofthe tuck apparatus embodiments disclosed within this specification.Similarly, the method of use of the tuck apparatus 14 may comprise anyof the methods of use of the tuck apparatus as described in thisspecification.

One or more embodiments of the disclosed wedge and tuck apparatus and/ormethods of the invention may solve one or more problems in lifting bedmattresses and/or tucking in bed covers. The invention may make it lessdifficult to make a bed, may decrease the force required to make a bed,may decrease the fatigue a person experiences in making a bed, maydecrease the likelihood of injury a person may experience in making abed, may improve efficiency in making a bed, may improve the quality ofthe made bed, may improve the accuracy, repeatability, and consistencyof making a bed, and/or may address other types of problems known in theart.

It should be understood, of course, that the foregoing relates toexemplary embodiments of the invention and that modifications may bemade without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as setforth in the following claims.

1. A method of tucking a portion of a bed cover under a mattress of abed comprising: sliding a sloped surface of a wedge apparatus under saidmattress of said bed lifting at least a portion of said mattress;pressing a tucking surface of a tuck apparatus against a surface of saidbed cover; and sliding said tucking surface under said mattress in orderto tuck said surface of said bed cover under said mattress.
 2. Themethod of claim 1 wherein the method is for tucking said bed cover inbetween said mattress and a box spring mattress.
 3. The method of claim1 wherein said wedge apparatus comprises a wedge member having saidsloped surface, and a first handle member connected to said wedgemember.
 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of sliding said slopedsurface of said wedge apparatus under said mattress of said bedcomprises locating a wedge member of said wedge apparatus adjacent saidbed mattress, and sliding said sloped surface under said mattress ofsaid bed while said wedge member is oriented in a substantially verticalplane.
 5. The method of claim 3 wherein the step of sliding said slopedsurface of said wedge apparatus under said mattress is accomplished bygrasping said first handle member and forcing said wedge apparatus undersaid mattress.
 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said wedge apparatuscomprises a mattress receiving surface oriented in non-parallel relationwith respect to said sloped surface.
 7. The method of claim 6 whereinthe step of sliding said sloped surface of said wedge apparatus undersaid mattress comprises orienting a wedge member in a substantiallyvertical plane, sliding said sloped surface of said wedge apparatusunder said mattress, and abutting said mattress against said mattressreceiving surface.
 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said wedge apparatuscomprises a substantially planar stabilizing surface which is wider thansaid sloped surface.
 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the step ofsliding said sloped surface of said wedge apparatus under said mattresscomprises orienting said wedge member in a substantially vertical plane,orienting said substantially planar stabilizing surface in asubstantially horizontal plane, sliding said sloped surface of saidwedge apparatus under said mattress, and abutting a box spring mattressagainst said substantially planar stabilizing surface.
 10. The method ofclaim 1 wherein the step of sliding said sloped surface of said wedgeapparatus under said mattress reduces a force to be supplied by a userto lift said portion of said mattress.
 11. The method of claim 10wherein the force to be supplied by a user to lift said portion of saidmattress is reduced substantially in the range of 10 to 90 percent. 12.The method of claim 1 wherein said tucking surface is substantiallylinear.
 13. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of pressing saidtucking surface of said tuck apparatus against said surface of said bedcover comprises orienting said tucking surface in a substantiallyhorizontal plane and pressing said tucking surface against said surfaceof said bed cover.
 14. The method of claim 1 wherein said tuck apparatuscomprises a second handle member connected to a tuck member.
 15. Themethod of claim 14 wherein said steps of pressing and sliding saidtucking surface are accomplished by grasping said second handle memberand forcing said tucking surface to move.
 16. The method of claim 1wherein said tuck apparatus comprises a tuck member which issubstantially triangular.
 17. The method of claim 16 wherein saidsubstantially triangular tuck member is substantially planar.
 18. Themethod of claim 1 wherein the step of sliding said tucking surface undersaid mattress comprises sliding said tucking surface between saidmattress and a box spring mattress in order to tuck said bed cover inbetween said mattress and said box spring mattress.
 19. The method ofclaim 1 wherein the step of sliding said tucking surface under saidmattress reduces a force to be supplied by a user to tuck said portionof said bed cover under said mattress.
 20. The method of claim 19wherein the force to be supplied by a user to tuck said portion of saidbed cover under said mattress is reduced substantially in the range of10 to 90 percent.
 21. The method of claim 1 wherein said step of slidingsaid sloped surface of said wedge apparatus under said mattresscomprises sliding said sloped surface of said wedge apparatus in asubstantially center area of a side portion of said mattress.
 22. Themethod of claim 21 further comprising the step of sliding, at separatetimes, said sloped surface of said wedge apparatus into substantiallycenter areas of three side portions of said mattress lifting said threeside portions of said mattress at said respective separate times. 23.The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of sliding saidtucking surface from a substantially center area of a side portion ofsaid mattress to an end portion of said mattress.
 24. The method ofclaim 23 further comprising the step of sliding, at separate times, saidtucking surface of said tuck apparatus from substantially center areasof three side portions of said mattress to three respective end portionsof said mattress in order to tuck said bed cover under said three sidesof said mattress.
 25. The method of claim 1 further comprising the stepsof: orienting a tuck member of said tuck apparatus in a non-horizontalplane; pressing said tucking surface of said tuck apparatus againstanother surface of said bed cover in between a head-board and saidmattress; and sliding said tucking surface in between said head-boardand said mattress to tuck said another surface of said bed cover inbetween said head-board and said mattress.
 26. The method of claim 3wherein the first handle member of the wedge apparatus is not positionedover the sloped surface.
 27. The method of claim 3 wherein the wedgeapparatus further comprises a first connecting member connecting saidfirst handle to said wedge member, and said first handle member is at anangle substantially between 30 degrees to 120 degress relative to saidfirst connecting member.